Political Quick Hits: January 27th Edition

Here’s your weekly quick look at few developing stories in the political arena:

• Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords officially resigned from Congress on Wednesday. She resigned to focus more on her recovery from being shot in January, 2011 at a political event in Arizona. Giffords’ pledged to return one day saying, “Everyday, I am working hard. I will recover and will return, and we will work together again, for Arizona and for all Americans.” (NBC)

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Justin Burkhardt

It’s Game Time! Are You Ready to Hit The Court?

President Barack Obama said in the State of The Union address for this country to be the leader of the free world in the future, we have got to be prepared now. We can’t wait for other countries to do for us what we have to do for ourselves. That was real talk. Now I have a real question: what are we gonna do?

If the jobs of the future are going to require math and science, are we making sure that our kids are as fluent in math and science as they are in profanity and slang?

If we are going to be competitive with China and Japan, are our kids putting in as much time studying as they are hooping and hanging out?

If clean energy is the wave of the future are we learning what being “green” means? Are we involved in any service projects to improve the environment or conserve energy, or are we starting businesses that are “green” oriented in anyway?

If the answer to any of these questions is no, then we are already behind the eight ball and the cue stick is not even chalked up yet.

It’s time to put all the excuses aside, and do what it takes to get things done. It’s not often we have a President who not only understands what we are dealing with, but it not very far removed from going through what we are going through. He can only do his part. We have to step up and do ours.

Posted by:

Casey Thomas

Recap | State of the Union 2011: Roadmap to Progress aka #BarackTalk

Thanks to everyone that participated, Tweeted and watched the event. This was a “big” one!

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The Editor

The League And AllHiphop.com Team Up For #BarackTalk | A Live Discussion About The State Of The Union!

On Tuesday, January 25th, we invite you to join us for an all-star online preshow and response panel celebrating President Obama’s 2nd State of the Union Address! Titled Roadmap to Progress, we’ve handpicked a group of progressive leaders, hip hop bloggers and artists to discuss Obama’s speech and engage with participants from around the country.

Will you join us? Grab your laptop and engage with some of the smartest minds in Politics and Pop Culture. You can get involved by:

* RSVP’ing on Facebook
* Signing up to join our Twitter Team
* Tweeting about it: #BarackTalk.
* Retweeting about it: #BarackTalk.

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The Editor

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: “I Forgot He Was Black”

So the often controversial Chris Matthews has once again said something that could be interpreted as disrespectful. After last night’s State of the Union address, Matthews went into a long rant about how he forgot Obama was black. I’m not really sure what he meant by his remarks, although it’s clear that he wasn’t trying to be nasty. He prolly hasn’t met too many articulate black people before, and for the first time in his life was being forced to challenge his racialized vision of the world.

Check the video and more commentary after the jump.

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Biko Baker